MARINA - To Be Human

What this video is

Released April 8, 2019, 'To Be Human' arrived as MARINA debuted her fourth studio album LOVE + FEAR on Atlantic Records, the first release under her simplified 'MARINA' moniker after dropping the 'and the Diamonds' branding. The video responds directly to the fractious political climate of the late 2010s — Brexit, Trump-era polarization, the resurgence of global protest movements — weaving archival documentary…

Why it matters

A significant example of the late-2010s pop music video as political document: the archival montage format places it in dialogue with the long tradition of protest-song visual storytelling, while its HD pop-production polish and major-label distribution (Atlantic/Warner) demonstrates the…

The director

Russian-born, London-based Director of Photography and director. Graduated from VGIK (All-Russian State University of Cinematography) in Moscow (2007–2012). Built early career in the Scandinavian indie film scene; FSF member (Swedish Society of…